Going for Gold
Rebels athletic therapist Terence Robertson named to Team Canada for U18 Men's World Championship
For the second time, Red Deer Rebels athletic therapist Terence Robertson will represent Team Canada on the international stage.On Saturday, Hockey Canada announced Robertson will be a part of the Canadian staff headed to the 2025 IIHF U18 Men's World Championship in Frisco and Allen, Texas from April 23 to May 3.He'll...
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4 new cases
AHS reports 30 confirmed cases of measles in central zone after recent exposures
Alberta Health Services has confirmed four new cases of measles in the central zone after recent exposures.The additional exposures bring the zone to a total of 30 confirmed cases at this time.AHS says at least one of the new individual cases was in a public setting while infectious and additional locations may be rele...
Apr 12, 2025
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Discriminatory Slurs
Sundre RCMP investigating damage to NDP election signs
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Lacombe County avoids increase in municipal tax rate
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4 new cases
AHS reports 30 confirmed cases of measles in central zone after recent exposures
Apr 12, 2025
Red Deer and Area
Discriminatory Slurs
Sundre RCMP investigating damage to NDP election signs
The Sundre RCMP is turning to the public for help in finding those responsible to damaging election signs in and around the community.Police say between April 9 and 11 they've received reports of mischief to federal elections signs of NDP candidates. This includes spray painting discriminatory slurs.Damaging or stealin...
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For properties
Lacombe County avoids increase in municipal tax rate
Lacombe County has officially approved the 2025 Tax Rate Bylaw to keep the same municipal tax rate as in 2024.The decision reiterates the county's commitment to not only fiscal responsibility, but also providing stability and affordability for all residents."The 2025 budget projected a zero per cent increase in th...
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4 new cases
AHS reports 30 confirmed cases of measles in central zone after recent exposures
Alberta Health Services has confirmed four new cases of measles in the central zone after recent exposures.The additional exposures bring the zone to a total of 30 confirmed cases at this time.AHS says at least one of the new individual cases was in a public setting while infectious and additional locations may be rele...
Apr 12, 2025
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ANNETTE SCHEPER
City of Red Deer employee receives Bob Stollings Memorial Award for contributions to community
The City of Red Deer has awarded Annette Scheper, community and program facilitator in the Safe and Healthy Communities department, the 2025 Bob Stollings Memorial Award. This award is given out annually to a city employee who displays outstanding performance in alignment with the city's cornerstone values: respect, in...
Apr 12, 2025
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Federal Election 2025
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Federal election candidates set for local ridings
Nominations for the upcoming federal election are now closed and the candidates for the four electoral districts in the Red Deer area are now set.A total of 21 candidates representing seven different party's have been determined for the electoral ridings of Red Deer, Ponoka-Didsbury, Battle River-Crowfoot, and Yellowhe...
Apr 11, 2025
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Liberal Party of Canada
Candidate profile: Michael Fark (LPC) - Yellowhead
Michael Fark, the Liberal Party of Canada's (LPC) candidate for the newly re-drawn Yellowhead riding, says he's stepping into the political arena with a wealth of practical experience and a focus on infrastructure, crisis management, and local economic development. Fark, who currently calls Jasper home, says he brings ...
Apr 07, 2025
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Conservative Party of Canada
Candidate profile: William Stevenson (CPC) - Yellowhead
William Stevenson, the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) candidate for the newly re-drawn Yellowhead riding, is stepping into the political spotlight after years of behind-the-scenes work. A professional chartered accountant (CPA) with over 26 years of experience in personal and corporate tax, Stevenson says he has de...
Apr 07, 2025
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Alberta
WEATHER
'Landspout'-type tornado outside of Medicine Hat Canada's first of the year
Environment and Climate Change Canada confirmed a tornado occurred in southern Alberta 10 km north of Rolling Hills on Saturday.Northern Tornadoes Project said analysis of photos, video, radar and the storm environment indicated that it was a "landspout"-type tornado".ECCC said the tornado was generated ...
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PSA
Albertans asked to exercise caution as bear activity increases
A public safety advisory has been issued in Alberta as bears begin emerging from hibernation across the province. With increasing bear activity expected throughout the coming months, Forestry and Parks and Public Safety and Emergency Services are reminding Albertans to take the appropriate precautions while enjoying th...
Apr 12, 2025
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Provincial Politics
Alberta government and auditor at odds over lawyer involvement in health probe
The Alberta government and its auditor general are at odds over the province's decision to bring its lawyers directly into the investigation surrounding multimillion-dollar health contracts.The issue arose after the Opposition NDP revealed a leaked email from Alberta Health that directs public servants to contact lawye...
Apr 11, 2025
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Measles Outbreak
Alberta's top public health doctor reminding public to get their measles vaccine
EDMONTON Alberta's top doctor for public health says officials are working to contain the spread of measles as case counts continue to rise. Health officials say there are 58 confirmed cases of measles in Alberta and that they are paying close attention to rising case counts within the south and central zones. Chief me...
Apr 11, 2025
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Local Sports
Going for Gold
Rebels athletic therapist Terence Robertson named to Team Canada for U18 Men's World Championship
For the second time, Red Deer Rebels athletic therapist Terence Robertson will represent Team Canada on the international stage.On Saturday, Hockey Canada announced Robertson will be a part of the Canadian staff headed to the 2025 IIHF U18 Men's World Championship in Frisco and Allen, Texas from April 23 to May 3.He'll...
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Draft in May
Rebels to select seventh overall in 2025 WHL Prospects Draft
It's official.The Red Deer Rebels will select seventh overall in the first round of the upcoming 2025 WHL Prospects Draft.Their spot was solidified during the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft Lottery on Wednesday evening where the Regina Pats were awarded the first overall selection.The Edmonton Oil Kings (from Moose Jaw) will...
Apr 11, 2025
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Classroom success
Lacombe's Daxon Rudolph and Rebels Luke Vlooswyk named finalists for WHL's Scholastic Player of the Year
Red Deer Rebels defenceman Luke Vlooswyk and Prince Albert Raiders defenceman Daxon Rudolph have been named finalists for the WHL's 2024-25 Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Memorial Trophy.The award is presented annually to the WHL's Scholastic Player of the Year, which is determined based on an evaluation of academic submissions...
Apr 10, 2025
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Canada
Poilievre promises tougher ethics rules, takes aim at Carney's assets
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to tighten financial transparency rules for elected officials - and is using that promise to take aim at Liberal Leader Mark Carney. Poilievre told a press conference in Ottawa on Sunday that if his party forms government, he'll ban what he calls "shadow l...
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Ontario family seeks help finding son who disappeared in Mont-Tremblant in February
MONTREAL - An Ontario family is asking the public for help in finding their 22-year-old son who disappeared while on a ski trip in Mont-Tremblant, Que. 70 days ago. Liam Toman went missing at around 3 a.m. on Feb. 2 after leaving a bar in the ski village north of Montreal after a night of dinner and drinks with friends...
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Quebec teen, 15, dies after falling into silo at closed factory in Shawinigan, Que
SHAWINIGAN - Quebec provincial police say a 15-year-old girl has died after a fall at the site of a shuttered factory in Shawinigan, northeast of Montreal. One of the girl's relatives alerted emergency services around 8:30 p.m. on Friday after the victim fell into a silo at the former Belgo factory, a paper mill that h...
Apr 12, 2025
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Artificial intelligence, wearable tech can improve safety in stroke rehab: study
Artificial intelligence combined with wearable technology has the potential to improve safety among people recovering from a stroke, suggests a study from researchers, including a team from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. Gustavo Balbinot, an assistant professor in neurorehabilitation, said the research op...
Apr 12, 2025
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B.C. Court of Appeal upholds murder conviction for Vancouver Island prison escapee
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of James Busch, who escaped from a Vancouver Island prison in 2019 with another inmate, then killed a man who lived near the institution. Busch and fellow inmate Zachary Armitage escaped from William Head Institution, a minim...
Apr 11, 2025
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Sex assault civil trial of Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon to resume next week
MONTREAL - The sexual assault civil trial of Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon will resume next week after the Court of Appeal rejected his appeal of the scope of questions his lawyers could ask in his defence. In a brief hearing today, the province's highest court dismissed Rozon's appeal filed in the midst of his...
Apr 11, 2025
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World
Gabon's coup leader Nguema elected president with 90% of votes cast, provisional results show
LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) - Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Gabon's interim president who staged a 2023 coup that ended a decadeslong political dynasty, has been elected president, according to provisional results announced by the country's interior ministry. Nguema, 50, recorded a landslide victory with 90.35% of the ...
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Police: Someone set fire to Pennsylvania governor's residence; no one was injured
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Police say they evacuated Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family from the official governor's residence after someone set fire to the building. No one was injured. The fire broke out overnight on the first night of the Jewish holiday of Passover, which Shapiro and his family had celebrated at the gover...
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Polls open in Ecuador's presidential runoff as voters choose between incumbent and a leftist lawyer
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Ecuadorians are voting Sunday in the country's presidential election runoff, facing the choice between incumbent President Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González. It's the second presidential runoff election in less than two years in the South American country, where voting is manda...
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